Chrome and Firefox will warn users about sending sensitive #data over insecure connections
Google and Mozilla are taking new steps to warn internet users about websites vulnerable to hacking. In the latest updates to the Chrome and Firefox web browsers (versions 56 and 51 respectively), users will be told if they’re submitting sensitive information over insecure HTTP connections — rather than the safer HTTPS protocol. These warnings have already been deployed in beta versions of the browsers, but their move to the primary version will reach a great number of users.
In Firefox 51, released this week, Mozilla has added a grey lock icon with a red strike through it on HTTP sites asking users for their passwords. Previously, the browser just showed no lock icon in these instances (and a green lock to indicate a HTTPS connection.)…
